Reduce Blood Pressure Naturally...With Chiropractic?

Well, who would have thought this was possible. I guess when patients say they feel so much more relaxed after being adjusted, there really is some deeper validity to it.

I'm sure more study needs to be done on this phenomenon, but a new study published in the Journal of Hypertension suggests that correcting a misalignment of the Atlas vertebra (the very top bone in your spine) can correct high blood pressure.

The pilot study, “Atlas vertebra realignment and achievement of arterial pressure goal in hypertensive patients: A pilot study,” conducted by researchers at Rush University Hypertension Center, Chiropractic Health Center, Barrington Family Medical Clinic, and the Atlas Research Foundation, all in the Chicago area, showed that abnormalities of the cervical spine at the level of the Atlas vertebra increased blood pressure. Correcting malalignment of the Atlas vertebra reduces and maintains a lower blood pressure.]

The study used a double-blind testing method. The researchers concluded, “No adverse effects were recorded. We conclude that restoration of Atlas alignment is associated with marked and sustained reductions in BP similar to the use of two-drug combination therapy.”

Now I wouldn't go throwing away those blood pressure medications yet. Of course, speak with your physician about simply adding chiropractic to your hypertension management program and hey, one day you just might find yourself not having to go fill your prescription.

Source: Journal of Hypertension, www.nature.com/jhh/index.html
Re-printed from www.Chiroeco.com

Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.

For More Information on Dr. Narson, please visit: www.DrNarson.com

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Lipitor: How I Beat Lipitor in 6 Months (And You Can Too!)

So, in my original blog post on How To lower high triglycerides and high cholesterol, I told you that my personal physician gave me a prescription for a book called Ultrametabolism and told me to read it a live it. And so I did. I have to apologize to my family for driving them nuts over the past 6 months. I’ve taught my children to read ingredient labels to look out for evil things such as hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup. All of which have no place being inside a human and all of which your body has no physiological idea how to process. As I learned, so did they.

My goal specifically was to lower my cholesterol from 290 to under 200. “Woolfie” (More professionally known as Islon Woolf, MD) called me while taking a break on Friday and told me the good news. My follow-up cholesterol test measured my total cholesterol at 195. I did it - I Hit My Goal! Now I want to bring it to 170.

Lipitor is not even a remote consideration at this point. My cholesterol and all the subfractions of cholesterol were great. So, now I am proud to say that I am not in a heart disease risk category any longer and it only took 6 months. I probably did it in 3-4 months but I couldn’t get back in to see Dr. Woolf to get my bloodwork due to my own busy schedule.

What did I do in the past 6 months? Basically, it was good food and exercise. More specifically, I’ve followed the guidelines in Mark Hyman MD’s book Ultrametabolism and I’ve been in the gym 4-5 days per week doing a combination of interval training on the Life Fitness elliptical machine and the Stairmaster; cardio kickboxing classes & group power classes at Equinox and good ‘ole weight training. For those who want to see an outline of what I do and don’t eat, see my earlier blog post Dr. T’s Guidelines to Reduce High Cholesterol & High Triglycerides.

I’ve become very comfortable with what I can and cannot eat at this point. So much so it feels normal. I cook various foods that I use to love but just with healthier ingredients. I eat out, but am more selective and will ask for things to be cooked in Olive oil, without cheese, broiled or grilled instead of fried. If I’m going out for the day, I prepare ahead of time a meal and a snack or two just in case I get stuck, at least I’ll have something healthy to prevent that hunger sensation from coming on.

Bottom line; regaining your health and losing weight isn’t as much a chore as it is a mindset. Get your attitude in-line with your goals and then it’s easy simply because there is no other choice. If you decide to do it, then you will. If you say you will try, then you will fail because saying you will try is leaving yourself a way out.

Today I did 70 minutes of speed intervals on the Stairmaster. For my cardio it's either that or the (Life Fitness) Elliptical trainer. I just had my suits altered in the jacket and 2 ½ inches taken in on the pants. I easily fit back into a size 36 jeans with a bit of room to spare and I have to go buy new belts because I’m on the 6th belt loop. Yes, by reducing your cholesterol and triglycerides you will lose weight too. But, I warn you, don’t try to lose weight to lower your cholesterol and triglycerides. No, it's not the same. The mindset is all wrong and the results could be disastrous . Thre are a lot of ways to lose weight that are very unhealthy. Just because you are thin doesn’t mean you are healthy. Trust me, I’m living it.

Healthfully yours


DocT.

PS, yes I eat fruit, veggies, Larabars; Steel Cut Oatmeal, Ezekiel Breads pastas and wraps & "Flat Out" wraps. I eat a whole food diet with virtually no refined foods. In my opinion, no & low carb diets are crap. You need carbs. You just need the right ones at the right times. Read Ultrametabolism and discover the truth. You can order it by simply clicking on the link to the right------->.

Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.

BMI - Finally, The Truth Comes Out!!!

This has been my nemesis for years. I would get into what I thought was good shape and check it against the BMI (Body Mass Index) charts and find that I was bordering on obesity. What a bunch of crapola I would always say. I’m a 5’11” athletic built guy. Yeah, I let myself go for a few years, but I was never obese. At my heaviest I hit 218 when I wasn’t looking (now happily to say I’m 196). But even at 196, the body mass index charts say I should weigh 165-lbs. [Click here to calculate your BMI and you tell me if you think it's accurate or not]

Can any of you that know me picture me at 165? There’s no freaking way! I’d look like a broomstick with glasses!!! I’ve always thought the BMI was way off base; that it didn’t take into account if the person was a mesomorph (athletic body), ectomorph (typical marathon runner) or endomorph (typical couch potato). Nor did it take into account their age, muscle mass or even %-body fat. Merely your hight and weight. Turns out a recent medical study agrees with me.

In the article: BMI Not Accurate Indicator of Body Fat; the researcher points out the fallacies of the classic BMI. For you physicians and trainers out there, read this article and take it to heart. .....You know it’s true too don’t you?
Finally, someone in the medical community uses their common sense for a change rather than simply perpetuate a classic myth only because "that's the way its been". So stop going crazy trying to diet and exercise down to the size of a pencil. It’s not necessary. Just eat healthfully, exercise regularly and have your yearly checkups, blood work, (prostate exam for guys and breast exam for the ladies, and enjoy your life. After all, isn’t that why you exercise and eat right?

Ahhhh, it feels so nice to be proven right!

Enjoy. Healthfully yours

DocT

Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.

For More Info On Dr. Narson Go To: www.NaturalSportsMedicine.com

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Muscle Basics: The Secret of The Total Muscle

So, you walk into your gym and you have one of 2 basic choices. Do I build strength with weights or work my cardiovascular system and do aerobics? And yes, you can do both. Even if you do both, you’re still missing something important. The Total Muscle.

There are 3 basic functions that a muscle must perform in order to be complete & functional:

1) Strength
2) Power &
3) Aerobic

All 3 components together give you the ability perform your basic everyday tasks. From lifting your children, to running up a hill, you need all 3 components of a muscle to have them function as they were designed. You see, in order to lift an object, and break through that initial inertia, you must conjure up some power. Once you’ve lifted it, you just need to have good strength to support the weight. Then, if you want to be able to do anything useful with this object for any given period of time, you need to train that muscle aerobically so that you can do it over time.

When I work with patients on rehab, 1-set of exercise typically consists of 10-reps of strength, 10-reps of power & 10-reps of aerobics. Aerobics as it pertains to this type of rehab is simply a much faster set of repetitions; fast flicks is how I describe them. I will start a patient with strength reps consisting of an equally slow positive and negative rep. Usually 1 or 2 seconds up, 1 or 2 seconds down. The power rep is an explosive rep on the positive (aka: concentric contraction) and a very slow negative (aka: eccentric contraction). Similar to what is known as plyo-metrics. The final set of repetitions are the aerobic reps. The aerobic reps are typically fast flicks done at the end of the power reps. When the patient finishes their 10th power rep, they go right into the 10 fast aerobic “flicks” and if they don't feel it already, this usually brings out that oh-so-wonderful burn.

If you want to really build a total muscle, you must include components of strength, power and aerobics to really complete the job. In rehabilitation and performance enhancement training, you must also factor in proprioception. Which is an important topic itself and I’ll address that in a future post.

So yes, there is more to exercise that building those “show” muscles and running on the treadmill. You must build the complete package; and by including strength, power and aerobic components to your weight training you will enhance not only your workouts but your life too.

For all you Equinox Fitness members, try the group power classes. You'll get the “Total Muscle” you are looking for. For those dedicated fans of MG Fitness & The Saturday Morning Bootcamp, they are 1st-class trainers who have you covered all over, inside and out. After all, who else do you know who runs the Chicago Marathon 5-months pregnant and stops along the way to help others complete the race?

Healthfully yours

DocT

Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.

For More Information on Dr. Narson, please visit: www.DrNarson.com

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